CompositeUI Application Block (CAB) Installation Problem on Windows Vista

Question : Are you getting the following errors while you are installing CAB (CompositeUI Application Block) on your Vista box?

CAB Installation Fucking Problem on Windows Vista Home Premier

CAB Installation Problem on Windows Vista Home Premier

Here is the Solution for you.

The shortest answer is “turn off UAC before installing CAB”.

Please read the following if you dont know how to do it.

  • Go to “Control Panel”

control-panel-window-vista.png

  • Go to “User Accounts and Family Safely”

User Accounts and Family Safely

  • Click “User Accounts” as picture below

user-account.jpg

  • Click “Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off”

turn-user-account-control-on-or-off.jpg

  • Uncheck “Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer” and Click “OK” button

turn-off-uac.jpg
Then you may start to install CAB framework in your Windows Vista. I hope it would help. Feel free to let me know if you have any problem. I have tested this instructions on my Windows Vista Premier Edition. It works great.. Dont forget to turn on UAC once done.

2 Comments so far »

  1. Ziv said

    am July 7 2008 @ 2:28 pm

    I got that message on XP.
    what to do??

  2. Michael Sync said

    am July 7 2008 @ 5:05 pm

    Do you have admin right on your machine? or you have anti-virus software that can block the installation?

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